On May 4th, the asrama devotees and congregation celebrated the divine appearance day of Sri Narasimhadeva with great enthusiasm.
In the morning the devotees sang the Dasavatara-stotram of Jayadeva Gosvami which was followed by a class given by Srila Visnu Maharaja and Bhakti Vijnana Giri Maharaja. Srila Visnu Maharaja spoke from the recent Krsna Talk article by Srila Narasingha Maharaja, ‘The Worship of Lord Narasimha,’ explaining why the devotees of Sri Sri Radha Krsna worship Lord Narasimha. Giri Maharaja explained how Prahlada became a devotee of the Lord according to Srila Sridhara Maharaja and Sanatana Gosvami’s Hari Bhakti-vilasa.
Later, at 5:00 pm the devotees gathered at the temple of Lord Yoga-Narasimha to witness the abhiseka ceremony. Firstly Srila Narasimha Maharaja bathed Sri Vira-Narasimha with panca-gavya, pancamrta and other auspicious items. Maharaja then proceeded to bathe the main Deity of Yoga-Narasimha with water to remove the sandalwood that had been applied to His body during Candana-yatra.
The Lord was also bathed with 25 litres of milk and water from the Kaveri, Ganga and other holy rivers. After the abhiseka ended, the pujaris rubbed scented oil on the Lord’s body and decorated him profusely in flower garlands.
The doors were opened for darsana and Srila Narasingha Maharaja led the kirtana as Srila Visnu Maharaja offered the maha-arati to Lord Narasimha.
All the devotees and guests then honored Narasimha’s maha-prasadam.